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BUMP OF CHICKEN



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Hometown: Chiba Prefecture, Japan 
Chronology:
(1994) forms for middle school festival as a Beatles cover band 
(1996-08) band wins national competition "Beat Brust in Japan" while in high school 
(1999-03-18) release of their first indie album "Flame Vein" 
(2000-09-21) single "Diamond" is their first release under major label Toy's Factory 
Favorites:
Anime: Akira 
Anime: Kill la Kill 
Anime: Kyousougiga 
Director: Rie Matsumoto 
Manga Ushio & Tora 
Manga: Karakuri Circus 
Music: Aerosmith 
Music: Green Day 
Music: Guns N' Roses 
Music: Ladies Room 
Music: Lynyrd Skynyrd 
Music: Metallica 
Music: Nirvana 
Music: Pride & Glory 
Music: Skid Row 
Music: The Allman Brothers Band 
Music: The Beatles 
Music: The Mamas & the Papas 
Music: The Pixies 
Music: The Pogues 
Music: The Stone Roses 
Music: X Japan 
Music: Zakk Wylde 
Website:
Official Web Site (Japanese) 
Web Diary / Blog:
BUMP OF CHICKEN (@boc_official_) / Twitter (Japanese) 
Non-anime staff credits:
Theme Song Performance for "Final Fantasy Type-0" (VG) (Japanese) 
Theme Song Performance for "Tales of the Abyss" (VG) (Japanese) 
News: Show:
Blue Giant Collector's Blu-ray Released on Monday (Updated) (Mar 2, 2025)
Delicious in Dungeon Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Reveals More Cast, Bump of Chicken Opening Song, January-June Run (Oct 4, 2023)
Toho Animation Posts Music Film Project Collaboration for Bump of Chicken, loundraw (Mar 20, 2023)
Bump of Chicken Vocalist Diagnosed with COVID-19 (Nov 4, 2022)
Spy×Family Anime's 2nd Half Streams Clean Opening Sequence (Sep 28, 2022)
'Love Me, Love Me Not' Anime Film's Trailer Reveals, Previews Bump of Chicken's Theme Song (Aug 3, 2020)
Bump of Chicken Performs Jūshinki Pandora Anime's Theme Songs (Mar 23, 2018)
Granblue Fantasy TV Anime Slated to Premiere on April 1 (Mar 5, 2017)
Granblue Fantasy Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Spring Delay, January Preview Special (Dec 25, 2016)
Bump of Chicken to Perform March comes in like a lion Anime Theme Songs (Jul 14, 2016)
Top-Selling Anime CD Singles: 2015 (Jan 9, 2016)
Love Live! Idols Deny μ's Breakup, Preview Animated Kōhaku Footage (Dec 29, 2015)
2nd Parasyte Live-Action Film's Video Previews Bump of Chicken Song (Mar 14, 2015)
Blood Blockade Battlefront Gets New Character, Bump of Chicken Song (Feb 28, 2015)
Bump of Chicken, March comes in like a lion's Full Animated Music Video Posted (Dec 8, 2014)
The Last: Naruto the Movie Opens at #1 with 515 Million Yen (Dec 8, 2014)
Bump of Chicken, March comes in like a lion's Animated Music Video Previewed (Nov 28, 2014)
4 Live-Action Parasyte TV Ads Preview Bump of Chicken Song, Action (Nov 17, 2014)
Bump of Chicken to Perform 1st Live-Action Parasyte Film's Ending Song (Oct 30, 2014)
Bump of Chicken Vocalist Motō Fujiwara Goes on Hiatus Due to Health (Mar 20, 2014)
Top-Selling DVDs in Japan, #1-50: 2013 (Dec 23, 2013)
Top-Selling Blu-ray Discs in Japan, #1-50: 2013 (Dec 23, 2013)
Live-Action Gatchaman Trailers Unveil Bump of Chicken Band's Song (Jun 20, 2013)
Anime/Manga/Game Industry Check In After Quake (Mar 11, 2011)
Interest:
Bump of Chicken Vocalist Motoo Fujiwara Announces His Marriage (Aug 25, 2020)
Studio BONES, Rie Matsumoto Animate Bump of Chicken Music Video for Lotte Snacks (Dec 11, 2018)
Japanese Band Bump of Chicken Belts Out the Weather for 1 Week (Oct 16, 2018)
Bump of Chicken Band Streams March comes in like a lion Music Video (Dec 23, 2016)
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